Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction: An Empirical Study in a Population of Senior Citizens

Sánchez, Marina Wöbbeking; Cabaco, Antonio Sánchez; Bonete-López, Beatriz; Litago, José David Urchaga; Loureiro, Manuel; Mejía, Manuel

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.636914

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“…In some cases, there are significant differences between individuals in the physical and cognitive state of the elderly [ 3 ], which leads to the loss of cognitive and physical abilities. Life satisfaction and physical activity are two key aspects of healthy aging [ 4 ]. Life satisfaction of the elderly is the concrete embodiment of subjective well-being and healthy aging [ 5 ], and the theoretical basis for the development of healthy aging and the implementation of the healthy China strategy in China.…”

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Study on Life Satisfaction of the Elderly Based on Healthy Aging

Hua

Chen

2022

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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The life satisfaction of the elderly is the key to subjective well-being and healthy aging. Many related studies are focused on the affected factors, including health status, economic level, social support, pension mode, social security, and intergenerational support, etc., but few are based on the macro perspective of healthy aging. This study constructed a healthy aging evaluation system with 6 dimensions, including 15 primary indicators and 57 secondary indicators, to evaluate the relationship between healthy aging and elderly life satisfaction. Results showed that the 13168 participants were, mainly, female (53.76%), 80–99 years old (47.99%), lived in rural areas (77.00%), married and living with their spouse (43.70%), and widowed (52.15%). 80.32% lived with household members. 70.37% elderly were satisfied with their lives. Specifically, there was no gender difference in life satisfaction of the elderly ( p = 0.273 ), but there were significant differences between groups of urban and rural ( p < 0.001 ), age groups of 65–79 and 80 older ( p < 0.001 ), marriage groups of unmarried and married ( p < 0.001 ), and types of elderly care of living alone and with others ( p < 0.001 ), respectively. Among the six dimensions of healthy aging, healthcare performed best and living environment dimension was the worst, which was an area that urgently needed to strengthen. The odds ratios (ORs) showed that the dimensions of social participation/social equity and economic finance played important roles in the well-being of the elderly. Under the macro background of healthy aging, how to take measures from the micro perspective of the healthy aging evaluation index system and ultimately improve the life satisfaction of the elderly and still needs to be explored in-depth.

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Study on Life Satisfaction of the Elderly Based on Healthy Aging

Hua

Chen

2022

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

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“…PA in older adults should be considered as one of the main strategies to promote health and prevent diseases, especially cognitive impairment [5,49,50]. In this regard, evidence suggests that older adults with higher levels of PA tend to have higher cognitive reserve scores and experience less cognitive impairment [16,18]. Iso-Markku et al [51] further demonstrated the protective effects of PA, highlighting the buffering role in the presence of mild cognitive impairment.…”

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“…Additionally, in older adults, PA has been shown to reduce social isolation and improve quality of life [13,14] and cognitive function; it is also associated with positive changes in brain electrical activity [9]. Furthermore, studies have shown that older adults with higher cognitive, physical, and motivational reserves have less cognitive decline [15], and that there is a relationship between PA and cognition [16][17][18].…”

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Changes in EEG Activity and Cognition Related to Physical Activity in Older Adults: A Systematic Review

Rodríguez-Serrano,

Wöbbeking-Sánchez,

De La Torre

et al. 2024

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Aging is generally associated with a decline in important cognitive functions that can be observed in EEG. Physical activity in older adults should be considered one of the main strategies to promote health and prevent disease in the elderly. The present study aimed to systematically review studies of EEG activity and cognitive function changes associated with physical activity in older adults. Records from PubMed, Scopus, and EBSCO databases were searched and, following the PRISMA guidelines, nine studies were included in the present systematic review. A risk of bias assessment was performed using the National Institute of Health Quality Assessment Tool for Case-control Studies instrument. The studies analyzed used two main strategies to determine the effects of physical activity on cognition and EEG: (1) multiscale entropy and power frequencies; and (2) event-related potentials. In terms of EEG activity, it can be concluded that exercise-induced neuroplasticity underlies improvements in cognitive function in healthy older adults.

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“…For example, Wagg et al (2021) considered subjective well-being, physical health, self-rated health, biological aging, and cognitive function as components of healthy aging [ 8 ]. Wobbeking Sanchez et al (2021) believed that the two key aspects of healthy aging are physical activity and life satisfaction [ 25 ]. Lara et al (2013) selected the components of healthy aging from five domains, including (i) physiological and metabolic health, (ii) physical capability, (iii) cognitive function, (iv) psychological wellbeing, and (v) social wellbeing [ 26 ].…”

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Enhancing understanding of healthy aging based on time-varying dependencies among multidimensional health, life satisfaction, and health behaviors of older adults aged 60 years and over

Zhang,

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Background Healthy aging is a process of not only achieving good health but also increasing the life satisfaction of older adults aged 60 years and over, in which health behaviors play an important role. There is a lack of research on the time-varying dependencies between health, life satisfaction, and health behaviors, impeding a deeper understanding of healthy aging. Purpose To develop an integrated framework for modeling the interrelationships among the components of healthy aging between multiple time slices. Methods Based on the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Living Survey (CLHLS) data in the three waves of 2011/2012, 2014, and 2017/2018, Bayesian network and dynamic Bayesian network are jointly employed to study the relationships among the components of healthy aging within one time slice, as well as to explore the time-varying dependencies among the components between time slices. Results The results of structure learning reveal the direction of effects between different dimensions of health, with mental health and social health affecting physical health and self-rated health affecting both physical and mental health. In addition, health behaviors are found to affect mental health and social health, while self-rated health can influence life satisfaction. The parameters learned from the data show the magnitude and direction of concurrent effects, one-period lagged effects and two-period lagged effects between the factors, which find that the time-varying dependencies vary but are generally positive, long-term, and accumulative over time. In addition, the results of autoregressive effects show the positive predictive effects of health and life satisfaction. Conclusions It confirms the influence pathway from health behaviors to multidimensional health to life satisfaction, and the time-varying dependencies among the components of healthy aging, which facilitates a deeper understanding of healthy aging. Combining the results of autoregressive effects and descriptive statistics, it further indicates that healthy aging is a comprehensive result arising from interactions of multiple factors. Policymakers should guide older adults aged 60 years and over to adopt healthier behaviors and ensure the long-term sustainability and continuity of policies.

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Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction: An Empirical Study in a Population of Senior Citizens

Cited by 11 publications

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Study on Life Satisfaction of the Elderly Based on Healthy Aging

Study on Life Satisfaction of the Elderly Based on Healthy Aging

Changes in EEG Activity and Cognition Related to Physical Activity in Older Adults: A Systematic Review

Enhancing understanding of healthy aging based on time-varying dependencies among multidimensional health, life satisfaction, and health behaviors of older adults aged 60 years and over

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